A Special Graduation for Chino Valley High School Principal

Chino Valley High School Principal Wes Brownfield (left) is presented his high school diploma by Chino Valley Unified School District Superintendent John Scholl (right) during the Chino Valley High School Graduation at the Prescott Valley Event Center on Wednesday May 24th, 2017 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.All Photos by: Torrence Dunham

The One-Hundred and Fifty-Five Class of 2017 at Chino Valley High School Grows By One More

PRESCOTT VALLEY- Chino Valley High School Principal Wes Brownfield for the last six years has watched countless students cross the stage in late May to receive their high school diploma. A high school dropout before joining the army and getting his GED while in uniform-later earning an undergraduate degree-,Brownfield had one wish upon leaving, to witness that same moment he has watched so many experience.

“All I want is a high school diploma,” Brownfield said he told those who asked what we wanted for a going away present.

Once the final graduate received their diploma on Wednesday night at the Prescott Valley Event Center, Brownfield was handed his diploma and a replica of the new Cougar statue which will be placed on the school in August.

“I had no idea they were going to do that, I didn’t realize I signed my own diploma,” Brownfield said.

Brownfield now joins the one-hundred and fifty-five graduates at Chino Valley High School in the Class of 2017, a journey which started after making a life change and getting into education during his mid-40's.

“I got the best job any man can ever want, I became a high school principal,” said Brownfield who previously spent time as an educator in schools across Arizona. “Been a heck of a ride and more fun then you can ever imagine.”

While leaving his position as a high school principal, Brownfield will continue on with education as he expects to become the next Executive Director of Arizona Rural Schools Association.

Torrence Dunham "TD" is a multimedia journalist who graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Torrence is our PrescottValleyeNews.comCorrespondent covering local news and events in Prescott Valley. He is also the lead sports correspondent and play-by-play pro for all our multimedia news sites. If he's not adding to his extensive sports bobble-head collection, he's talking baseball, his favorite. Follow him on Twitter: @Tadunham.